McLaren Not Ruling Out Four-Seat Model

The model, however, is not part of the company’s plan to deliver 18 new models by 2025.

McLaren’s future might include a formal four-passenger model. That's according to company CEO Mike Flewitt who told Autocar that he “wouldn’t rule out doing at least a 2+2. It’s doable, so we’ll look at it.”

However, the real crux that is holding McLaren back from bringing a four-passenger vehicle to market relates to interior packaging. With the company currently placing its powertrains in the middle of its cars, squeezing two additional seats that offer a modicum of comfort and a reasonable amount of stretch-out space is a difficult task.

“The car can’t have an enormous wheelbase. It has to stay agile,” Flewitt said to Autocar.

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McLaren’s embracement of electrification and gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains, however, may afford the company more space to play with inside of its cars’ passenger compartments as more compact electric motors can support or supplant space-eating internal combustion engines and their associated kit, which includes space-eating gas tanks and various other bits.

While we would love to see McLaren produce a proper grand touring car with room for four people, we’re certainly not going to hold our breath. Yes, it sounds as though such a model is likely to reach production in the coming years, but by the time McLaren formally introduces the model, we will likely have already passed out from asphyxiation.